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asmith@medicinehatnews.com From therapy dog visits to being a local Santa Claus, Donald B. Knudsen is deeply involved in the community. And now, he wants to add a term on council to the list. This is not the first time Knudsen has been involved in municipal politics, as he was once deputy mayor in Golden Prairie, ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Two city parks and recreation projects are nearing completion while two more are set to get underway. The city says the rehabilitation project on the Southwest Hill is slated to wrap up by the end of the month and includes a new basketball court and tennis court, as well as lightning upgrades. The East ... Read More »

newsdesk@medicinehatnews.com Brooks RCMP are seeking the whereabouts of 20-year-old Fatima Ahmed, who was last seen in Brooks this past Thursday. Fatima is black with brown hair, 5 feet tall and approximately 105 pounds. RCMP is asking anyone with information on Ahmed’s whereabouts to contact Brooks RCMP detachment at 403-641-3684. Online notification system RCMP in Brooks ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Mavericks have named a new head coach for next summer. The Mavs announced via social media Monday that assistant coach Ryan Reed has been promoted to the head coach position for the 2026 season. Reed joined the Mavs this summer from Mid-America Christian University where he is the assistant coach and ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Lawn Bowling Club broke out the yardsticks for its annual tournament. The local club held the Welltraxx Yardstick tournament on Saturday, an event that is played as regular lawn bowls with the exception that all the bowls, on either team, score if they are within a yard of the jack. It’s ... Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The WCBL’s Harry Hallis Memorial Trophy will have some Saskatchewan fun this winter. The Regina Red Sox captured the Western Canadian Baseball League crown on Saturday, beating the Sylvan Lake Gulls 5-4 to win the finals 2-1 and raise the franchise’s third championship. It’s their first title win since 2012, the second of back-to-back ... Read More »

Book No. 4, Blankets by Craig Thompson, is the last in the list of books I vowed to read as it pertains to our government’s ridiculous notion that book banning in schools is acceptable in 2025. Here is my review of this 582-page graphic novel. First, it contains the most powerful images and text I ... Read More »

So far, Medicine Hat has two people officially in the running for mayor, although a third, former UCP MLA Drew Barnes, said in a News article last week that he, too, would be filing papers to be on the ballot Oct. 20. Alan Rose was the first to declare his intention to run for mayor, ... Read More »

The What Matters to Hatters Coalition remains focused on reducing stigma related to substance use and mental illness in our community by promoting the importance of kindness and connection. We believe everyone should be offered kindness and connection, including people who may be struggling with substance use disorder or mental illness. For many, their trauma ... Read More »

Dear editor, A person’s financial position at retirement affects the meaning for “pension.” A retiring Alberta teacher at age 55 with 30 years experience will have a guaranteed defined benefit pension, which will pay around $50,000 annually if the highest salary approximates $85,000. CPP and OAS could add another $20,400 for a retirement income of ... Read More »

Dear editor: Larry Simcoe’s recent letter to the editor has some accurate facts but some inaccurate assumptions regarding the Canada Pension Plan and retirement. First off, the CPP is a real pension. Its initial structure (1966) was not a pension plan, but reforms enacted in 1998 turned the CPP into a real pension plan, independent ... Read More »

Dear editor, It has been said many times, “justice delayed is justice denied.” I do not believe we are entirely forsaken yet, because there has finally been some movement in the court proceedings against the local podcaster Thomas Fougere. After the past nine months with numerous previous appearances through an agent, a plea of not ... Read More »